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Record 1 2007-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DEF

[An apparatus that] uses a magnetic field, radiofrequency waves, and computerized image processing to produce cross-sectional images of the anatomy.

OBS

The technique [is] called magnetic resonance imaging rather than nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) because of the negative connotations associated with the word nuclear ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Imagerie par résonance magnétique
OBS

Dans le domaine médical, on préfère employer le terme «imagerie par résonance magnétique» plutôt que «imagerie par résonance magnétique nucléaire» à cause de la connotation négative du mot «nucléaire».

Spanish

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